Last weekend, Dani from diddi dance Sunderland attended the Club Hub Awards 2022 in Birmingham, where she met with so many other wonderful children’s activity providers.
Dani made it as a finalist for ‘Franchisee of the Year’.
We are so proud of Dani and her achievement, as she only launched her franchise just a few months ago.
Congratulations to all the winners .
We are very proud to be a sponsor of the What’s On 4 Kids Awards 2022 
Voting is now open!
Thank you to everyone that nominated us, we are so excited to have 5 diddi dance nominations through voting this year.
Most loved music, dance or performing arts activity
diddi dance Central & North Liverpool & South Knowsley
Most loved activity leader or business manager – North England
Dani Meighen diddi dance Sunderland
Please do show our franchisees your support and vote here 
Congratulations and good luck to the nominees in the diddi dance sponsored category ‘Franchisor or Independent with more than 20 leaders overall’
Thank you to everyone who attended our special Kindness themed classes during Children’s Activities Week 2022.
We raised over an amazing £1900 for Caudwell Children
There is still time to donate if you would like to here.
On Saturday, Anne-Marie Martin, founder of diddi dance and our three diddis – Davey, Daisy & Dannee, all spent the day at the Caudwell Children’s Centre for the Children’s Activities Week Showcase.
We want to say thank you to everyone who came along to dance our special kindness themed week in our classes, and a huge thank you for all of your donations making such a difference to so many children’s lives 💜
On Thursday we had the pleasure of attending the Elite Franchise Top 100 awards event. A fabulous evening, so lovely to be back in person and celebrating with friends and colleagues from the industry.
We are so proud to be on the Elite Franchise list of UK’s Top 100 Franchises 2022 🏆🤩
This is our fifth year appearing in the top 100 and we are delighted to have maintained this in 2022 #EF100 💗💙💚
Thank you to all our franchisees for their continued hard work making our network a success 🎉
If you would like to know more about joining our award-winning, family friendly, supportive network, we would love to hear from you so check here for more information💗💙💚
The countdown has begun! In just two weeks we are taking part in Children’s Activities Week 2022 💜
We are a Hero partner and would love to help as many disabled & autistic children and their families as possible get the support they need. We have set a fundraising target of £5000, that allows Caudwell Children to give a child an autism assessment at the purpose-built Caudwell International Children’s Centre and 12 months of post-diagnostic support 💜
Join us between 21st – 27th March for our special KINDNESS themed classes and follow us on social media to find out how you can help reach our fundraising target 🕺🏿💃🏻
We are absolutely thrilled to have had a number of new franchisees join our network here at diddi dance in the past year. Three of them have opened up in completely new areas, and one has taken over an existing area.
Meet them here to see where they are running fun packed classes, maybe they are local to you? If you’d like to join one of their classes, please contact them below or complete an enquiry form to book a trial here
“Hello! I’m Andrea and you are all very welcome at diddi dance Southampton! Dance has always featured in my life, from the ballet and tap classes I attended from age 3, to having a good old boogie with the girls on a Saturday night aged…well that’s a secret! And although dance styles and music influences have changed, my love of moving to music has remained a constant.
diddi dance really is so much more than dancing to music. It offers the children physical and social development in a fun and friendly way. Children are free to express themselves, be creative and burn off their boundless energy! And for adults? Well, we get to be part of the fun too as our involvement nurtures and supports the growth of their confidence and abilities.
diddi dance’s unique tunes are just so catchy that they’ll get your toes a-tapping and your hips a-wiggling and I cannot wait to share this with you at a diddi dance class in Southampton.”
diddi dance Reading & Wokingham
Bethany Bianga has taken over diddi dance Reading & Wokingham from the fabulous Andrea Bickford who ran diddi dance for a few years,. Bethany was a teacher here so some of you may already know her.
“Former UK Hip Hop champion, I have years of dance teaching experience and will ensure that the class is great fun for your little one!
dance Reading & Wokingham it’s always been a dream of mine to own my own dance business and I can’t wait to share my love and passion of dance with you all. I’ve been dancing for 20 years now, my love for dance grows and grows every day. I’m so excited to be taking over diddi”
“Hi, I’m Dani & I’m super excited to be introducing diddi dance Sunderland to you! I have always had a love of dance from a young age having trained as a dancer from the age of 6 doing tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and then going on to study contemporary at college. I then continued onto university completing my BA (Hons) in Performing Arts specialising in dance.
I worked as a children’s entertainer and dancer in hotels all over the Canaries & Balearic Islands which was just the best and spent a number of years working in nurseries which I loved….watching the children grow and learn was such a beautiful experience.
After a few years out, and being a Mummy to my 2 gorgeous little boys I’ve decided now is the time to go back to my roots and get my dancing shoes back on and have some fun….life is for living after all!!
Can’t wait to share this journey with you all…..let’s get dancing!” 💃🏻🕺🏻
diddi dance Central & North Liverpool and South Knowsley
“My name is Kirsty and I’m the owner of diddi dance Central & North Liverpool & South Knowsley ready to launch in January 2022.
Dancing is my passion and I have always loved passing that on through my love of teaching. With a Master’s in Teaching & Learning, a PGCE in Performing Arts and a dance studies BA HONS degree along with over twelve years experience of secondary school teaching and many years of professional dance experience I have a broad expertise in dance. Since having my two boys I was always looking for places and activities to take them to and this is when I found diddi dance and started my own business.
At diddi dance we enhance children’s endless energy and enthusiasm through funky, full of fun sessions that build confidence, coordination and creativity. diddi dance will encourage a love of movement that will last a lifetime. Through exploring 16 different dance styles suitable for boys and girls, we want to be the first stepping-stone in a healthy & developed lifestyle for all toddlers.”
If you have a passion for getting children moving, and would like to find out more about a franchise, take a look at our franchise page or please feel free to contact Donna, our Franchise Manager, who will be happy to answer any questions you have.
Last Thursday we had the honour of attending a truly magical evening at the Warner Bros. Studios Tour London where the What’s On 4 Kids Awards 2021 took place celebrating the children’s activities industry, with headline sponsor Morton Michel.
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Anne-Marie Martin, founder of diddi dance, won ‘Industry Champion of the Year’ award and was highly commended for ‘Remarkable Achievement within the Pandemic’ award 🏆 🏆
diddi dance Bexley & Dartford joined for the evening as finalist in the ‘Most Loved Music, Dance or Performing Arts Activity’
Thank you to the whole of What’s on 4 Kids team, all the event sponsors and a massive congratulations to all the award winners and finalists.
We are super excited to announce Sony Music UK Wonderpop is coming to diddi dance!
From Monday 22nd November, we will be having a full week of Wonderpop fun in our classes, with fabulous dances choreographed by our very own Anne-Marie, founder of diddi dance.
If you would like to join in the fun, contact your local diddi dance now to check availability.
You can check out the funky music we will be dancing to here.
We hope to see you there!
Wow, diddi dance is celebrating its 18th birthday!
Anne-Marie Martin, founder of diddi dance says “I can’t believe diddi dance is an adult! Having started the very first class back in 2003 I’d have never thought it would be where it is today 18 years later! The thought of the very first diddi dancers now being in their twenties makes me not only feel very old but also very proud. Giving children a healthy and happy start in life is still our main passion”.
Join us on facebook and instagram where we will be celebrating throughout the month of November.
